Olympus E-500 vs Sony NEX-F3

Let's look much closer at the Olympus E-500 versus Sony NEX-F3, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap among the resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and NEX-F3 (16MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and NEX-F3 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor size.

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The E-500 was released 7 years prior to the NEX-F3 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony NEX-F3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight to a full comparison, here is a concise summary of how the E-500 matches up vs the NEX-F3 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-500 and Sony Alpha NEX-F3. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-500 Gallery and Sony NEX-F3 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-500 enjoys outside dimensions of 130mm x 95mm x 66mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.6") having a weight of 479 grams (1.06 lbs) whilst the Sony NEX-F3 has sizing of 117mm x 67mm x 42mm (4.6" x 2.6" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 314 grams (0.69 lbs).

Compare the Olympus E-500 versus Sony NEX-F3 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at that time. Below is a front view measurements comparison of the E-500 against the NEX-F3.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-500 and NEX-F3 is 70 and 86 respectively.

Typically, it's tough to see the difference in sensor measurements only by seeing specs. The photograph here might offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-500 and NEX-F3.

All in all, each of these cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-500 because of its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field tougher and the Sony NEX-F3 will produce greater detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The older E-500 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.